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Too often, facilities and systems are designed with no consideration for security, resulting in numerous vulnerabilities that are often difficult to remediate without a great deal of rework after they are built, requiring security that is “bolted on” after the fact. Beyond the basics of protecting data, cybersecurity practitioners in the healthcare industry need the specialized skills used to determine requirements for effective security controls to protect hospitals, clinics, and other medical facilities, while maintaining compliance with healthcare laws. In this course, Specialized Engineering: Healthcare Facilities, you’ll learn the critical knowledge to apply security engineering principles to the design, implementation, and validation of controls needed to protect healthcare facilities. First, you’ll explore security engineering processes such as requirements gathering, control design, and testing, and solution implementation, and see how they specifically apply to healthcare security. Next, you’ll discover how to design those administrative, technical, and physical controls to meet security requirements by balancing tradeoffs between security, functionality, and resources. You’ll also see how governance can influence the design and architecture phases of the security engineering process and how the facility must be designed to comply with appropriate healthcare security laws and regulations. Finally, you’ll learn how to assess and validate security designs to ensure they fulfill initial and changing requirements over the life of the facility. When you’ve completed this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of security engineering needed to approach designing healthcare security from the ground up, “baking it in” to facilities and systems, rather than having to fit security in afterwards.

Government facilities process critical and sometimes classified information requiring strict adherence to security controls and practices. In this course, Specialized Engineering: Government Facilities, you’ll learn to protect government facilities from adversary compromise. First, you’ll explore the laws, regulations, and requirements for these facilities. Next, you’ll discover how to assess and plan physical security controls of these facilities. Finally, you’ll learn how to apply required configurations to secure devices in these facilities. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of government facility security needed to protect networks that process critical government information.

Use AutoCAD for computer-aided facilities management (CAFM). Learn about how to measure and define available area, and use that data to annotate drawings or export to Excel.

Use AutoCAD for computer-aided facilities management (CAFM). Learn how to specify the people and equipment that will occupy spaces, and use the data to annotate drawings.

Explore the intriguing intersection of dark matter and neutrino physics in this lecture from the "Understanding the Universe Through Neutrinos" program. Delve into how neutrino facilities can be utilized to investigate dark matter, a mysterious component of the universe that has yet to be directly observed. Learn about the potential of neutrino experiments to shed light on dark matter properties, detection methods, and theoretical models. Gain insights into the latest research and experimental approaches that aim to unravel the connection between these two fundamental aspects of modern physics. Discover how the study of dark matter in neutrino facilities contributes to our understanding of the universe's composition and evolution.

Use AutoCAD for computer-aided facilities management (CAFM). Learn about how to turn available areas into defined spaces and use the data to annotate drawings or analyze in Excel.

Learn about the new normal in facilities management, as employees return to the workspace. Topics include social distancing, PPE, working from home, and more.

Learn about the new normal in facilities management, as employees return to the workspace. Topics include social distancing, PPE, working from home, and more.

Explore the intersection of large-scale scientific facilities and international diplomacy in this comprehensive 3-hour lecture. Delve into the complex relationships between cutting-edge research infrastructure and global politics, examining how scientific collaborations can foster diplomatic ties and promote international cooperation. Learn about the challenges and opportunities that arise when nations come together to build and operate massive scientific installations, such as particle accelerators, space telescopes, and fusion reactors. Discover the role of science diplomacy in addressing global challenges, promoting peace, and advancing human knowledge across borders. Gain insights into the historical context, current landscape, and future prospects of scientific facilities as tools for diplomatic engagement and cross-cultural understanding.

The goal of this 4-week course is to equip learners to safely care for a patient infected with a pathogen requiring high-level biocontainment. This can be accomplished in any healthcare facility given the correct approach and protocols. Please copy and paste the following link into a new tab/browser to view the video overview of our course. http://bit.ly/2bPZ6Cz In this course, we will: 1. Discuss the essentials of intake screening. 2. Investigate pathogen transmission characteristics and the chain of infection. 3. Examine patient placement in a facility, as well as the engineering/ administrative controls. 4. Review personal protective equipment worn by the care providers. 5. Evaluate waste management and decontamination protocols. We look forward to exploring and learning with you! Dr. Medcalf and University of Nebraska Medical Center Team This project was funded by the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Public Health

Operations Management Training Program (Course 8 of 8) What you'll learn: Recognize examples of internal and external customers of facilities management.Identify the definition of churn.Match types of organizations with their typical facilities management style.Sequence the process to develop a strategic plan for facilities management.Identify the most common factors to consider when deciding the location for a facility.Recognize examples of Fixed Position, Process-oriented, and Production-oriented layouts.Identify the major factors influencing general area location and particular site location planning decisions in service organizations.Identify the key environmental factors that should be kept in consideration when planning layout in services environment. The course on Facilities Planning and Management is part of the Operations Management Training Program which includes a number of eight sections also presented as individual courses for your convenience.Real estate and equipment are major corporate investments. That's one reason why facilities management is important. Acquiring, managing, and disposing of these expensive assets in the company's best interests is vital to business success.Facilities management encompasses financial planning, architectural and engineering services, and space management. It's integral to corporate strategy – for example, whether the strategy is to expand or contract. And it's also important because it helps create a productive and safe work environment.Facilities managers are responsible for satisfying the expectations of many different clients, both internal and external. They help make key decisions about location and layout of facilities to minimize disruption and cost. There are different facilities management styles available that are dependent on the size of the organization, the number of locations, and whether the organization is public or private. But whatever the organization, robust strategies must be developed if facilities are to be managed efficiently and effectively.This course addresses the basics of facilities management:you'll learn about what facilities managers do and why their job is important,you'll learn about the different styles of facilities management and about the process of developing a facilities management strategic plan,you'll be introduced to relevant factors for choosing a business location and selecting an organizational layout, andyou'll learn about location and layout considerations applying specifically to service organizations.This course will equip you with a basic understanding of the principles of facilities management. This can help you better realize how effective facilities management can contribute to business success.That’s it! Now go ahead and push that “Take this course” button, and see you on the inside!

Learn how to return to work safely. Get practical strategies for evaluating your building systems and spaces, making changes, and managing ongoing health and safety issues.

Learn about the construction and design of crude oil storage tanks in this 28-minute educational video from NPTEL's Surface Facilities for Oil & Gas Handling series. Explore various tank construction materials including steel, wood, and non-metallic options, while understanding the key differences between fixed-roof and floating-roof tank designs. Master the operational principles and emission characteristics of internal floating roof tanks (IFRT) and closed floating roof tanks (CFRT), with special attention to vapor loss control methods. Gain valuable insights into tank construction that can contribute to certification credits recognized by Indian Universities under UGC and AICTE guidelines.

Learn more about how to return to work safely. Explore AutoCAD as a tool to redesign your floor plans and facilities management layout.

Explore the FileSender project in this 41-minute conference talk from linux.conf.au. Learn how to share large files (100GB+) securely across research facilities and companies using browser-based uploads and downloads. Discover the push and pull models for file sharing, optional end-to-end encryption, and access control features. Delve into the project's challenges, PHP/JS codebase, history, and future development plans. Gain insights into file transfer processes, load codes, chunking, storage, downloading, and various technical aspects including JavaScript, privacy, databases, Web Workers, WebSockets, and security measures. Understand the implementation of password sharing, data encryption, password hashing, and RA11 encryption. Additionally, learn about language translation and Selenium testing in the context of FileSender.

Build the skills needed to outsmart cyber threats. This Nanodegree teaches you how to secure infrastructure, assess vulnerabilities, and apply top industry practices to protect your organization from digital attacks.

The Empathetic Engineer is a course that will enhance your capacity to harness your technology and problem-solving skills to deliver high impact, innovative solutions that address compelling social and environmental needs. It is a course that puts people, planet and nature at its core, enabling you to generate new levels of value for the markets or communities you serve, without compromising our world today or in the future. There has never been a more exciting time for engineers to make an impact at scale. We have a perfect storm of need and technological capability. We have the immense challenge of climate change, alongside a desperate need to create a more sustainable and equitable model of consumption and production. But we are also at the top of a wave of innovation, the likes of which have not been seen for around 120 years, where many distinct areas of technological progress are transforming our capacity to address the immense challenges we face. The challenges we face are systemic and our responses must be, too. Week by week, the course will take you through the 6 phases of the process we use, from first scoping a challenge you want to focus upon, researching it, drawing on those insights to generate a clear set of goals and ambitions, igniting your creative capacity to develop novel and exciting concepts, selecting, testing and refining them along with the business model before implementing an innovative solution, that addresses a compelling need. At the end of the course, you should be able to: Demonstrate theoretical and practical understanding of the different stages of the empathetic engineering approach in the context of engineering design projects. Analyse the socio-cultural, environmental, and economic factors that need to be considered in the given context. Apply the principles, methods and tools to an engineering design project to deliver more effective and measurable outcomes. Optionally, develop a project proposal that spans technological, socio-cultural, environmental and economic systems, including how the proposal creates and captures value for each of the relevant stakeholders. That is our goal, and we look forward to going on this journey together.

As AI continues to reshape industries, demand is rising for professionals who can develop intelligent solutions that integrate seamlessly into cloud-based platforms. The AI Engineer program, developed by Microsoft and hosted on edX, equips learners with the technical knowledge and practical skills to build and deploy AI solutions using Azure AI services. Across three in-depth courses, you’ll begin with an introduction to Azure’s AI capabilities and progress to more advanced applications, including natural language processing, computer vision, and knowledge mining. You’ll also learn how to use services such as Azure OpenAI, Cognitive Services, and Azure Machine Learning to build enterprise-grade AI solutions. This program is ideal for software developers, cloud engineers, and data professionals looking to deepen their expertise in cloud-based AI. With hands-on labs, real-world use cases, and a focus on responsible AI design, this program sets you up for success in AI engineering roles and serves as a strong foundation for Azure AI certification paths.

The Data Engineer program prepares you for one of the most in-demand roles in modern data infrastructure. Developed by Microsoft, this comprehensive program teaches you how to design, implement, and manage data solutions in the cloud using Azure Synapse Analytics, Apache Spark, and Azure Stream Analytics. You’ll gain hands-on experience building serverless SQL queries, performing large-scale data transformations, integrating hybrid transactional and analytical processing (HTAP), and implementing real-time streaming solutions. Whether you're transitioning into data engineering or looking to deepen your expertise in Azure's data ecosystem, this program provides the technical foundation and practical skills to support enterprise-grade data solutions.

This program focuses on demonstrating your ability to build functional and effective applications, showcasing your skills and knowledge throughout the application development process. Emphasis is placed on practically applying learned concepts to real-world scenarios, validating your competence in app development. You will gain a comprehensive understanding of securing core cloud infrastructure across network, compute, storage, and database components. Learn fundamental network security principles, including implementing controls, managing traffic, deploying firewalls, configuring secure virtual networks, and using segmentation to protect resources. Explore tools and services to monitor and defend against threats, enabling you to design and maintain a secure network architecture. Additionally, you will delve into securing virtual machines, data at rest and in transit, and databases using best practices such as access control, encryption, and threat mitigation. Acquire the knowledge and hands-on skills necessary to manage and enhance an organization's security operations. This course covers key principles like risk assessment, incident response, and the strategic use of security technologies. You will learn how to monitor security events, analyze threats, and ensure compliance with industry standards. With a strong focus on real-world application, this course provides a solid foundation for effectively leading or supporting security operations.